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NiceTraderJoe 24 Jul, 2014 @ 7:40am
Phishing Countermeasure: Seller-Requested Captcha
Howdy!

Like many of you, I have been plagued with phishing bot friend requests that originate from this site. The bot’s current method is to scrap my Steam ID from links displayed here and then friend me directly with that information.

I propose a countermeasure by giving sellers the option to require a captcha before users can view links that normally contain my Steam ID.

  1. Add user profile option to require users to pass captcha
  2. When profile captcha option is activated, add a middle captcha page to any link that normally contains my Steam ID
    1. User clicks on “Friend on Steam” link
    2. Link takes user to captcha page
    3. Once user passes captcha, user is given current regular “Friend on Steam” link
  3. Steam ID page links references would include
    1. “Add on Steam” link
    2. “View Steam Profile” direct link to Steam
    3. Anywhere else my Steam ID directly appears to users

Using this method will put me (the user) in control over who can and cannot see my Steam ID, thus making it more difficult for phishing bots to spam me. Users will still be able to communicate with me via post replies and trade offers. Anyone who wants to add me directly as a friend must first pass a captcha at my request.

Thank you for your consideration and have a great day!

Joe.
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eddy 24 Jul, 2014 @ 7:58am 
1.You should post this in the suggestion subforum
2. Your captcha suggestion is not new, it is already discussed many times and got rejected.
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NiceTraderJoe 24 Jul, 2014 @ 8:27am 
From what I can tell, the suggestion of a global captcha has been rejected (understandably so). This suggestion is a seller-controlled captcha option. I am unsure of any reasons why this new suggestion would be rejected.
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Sunny! 24 Jul, 2014 @ 8:29am 
That would work, if they COULDN'T fill in captchas. But they can.
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NiceTraderJoe 24 Jul, 2014 @ 8:35am 
No measure is 100%. This is an effort. I am looking for options and effort. Currently there are none.

People seem to cry, "if it's not 100% effective, why bother?" Seat belts are not 100% effective, but I wear them every time I get into a car and I refuse to ride in a car without them.
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Sunny! 24 Jul, 2014 @ 8:42am 
Originally posted by NiceTraderJoe:
No measure is 100%. This is an effort. I am looking for options and effort. Currently there are none.

People seem to cry, "if it's not 100% effective, why bother?" Seat belts are not 100% effective, but I wear them every time I get into a car and I refuse to ride in a car without them.
The can crack the captcha in SECONDS. Not really great. All they need to do is add some extra coding to make it read and type the captcha, they are pretty much the Borg from Star Trek.
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Blue Screen of Death 24 Jul, 2014 @ 9:02am 
You have been told multiple times that captchas WILL NOT be implemented.

STOP making suggestions that have ALREADY been rejected.
Last edited by Blue Screen of Death; 24 Jul, 2014 @ 9:02am
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